| Discover Wing Chun Footwork - Not Really
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| | Everybody who does martial arts has heard
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| Chinese Dancing!
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| | about many different stances. but unless
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| How's the new dance move youre trying,
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| | youre working in front of a mirror, youll
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| Yoshi?
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| | do the easiest stance you can get away
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| I hear that all the time. Even from
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| | with without your sparring partner
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| people who really should know better.
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| | kicking you repeatedly. What's
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| You probably do too, especially if you do
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| | interesting about Wing Chun is that the
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| footwork for Wing Chun. Wing Chun, or
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| | form drills (San Sik is what theyre
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| Chinese Dancing is a soft style with a
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| | called) REALLY emphasize flowing motions.
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| strong philosophical disposition to it.
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| | Let me tell you, doing it right you'll
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| Originally, the name came from the
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| | definitely sweat. The muscles in your
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| ideograms for Ever Spring, and it is
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| | quads and hamstrings will be burning
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| fitting. I was bored of walking with
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| | but, is the end result worth it! The
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| bruises and pulled muscles, and I needed
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| | forms become second nature, as if theyre
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| to change to a gentleer style while I was
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| | learned by your hips and knees, and you
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| recovering. I admire Kung Fu styles, so
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| | will just do them once the pain has
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| learning Wing Chun was so simple. Only
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| | dissipated.
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| without as much falling, or as many
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| | Of course, everyone will be talking about
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| punches to the sternum as most King Fu
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| | your new dance steps, but Wing Chun
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| styles. Though the joint locks did
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| | footwork will pay for itself nicely.
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| remind me I was practicing a real martial
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| | Since applying it, Ive been much more
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| art. (One piece of advice anyone who
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| | conscious of how my bent knees increase
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| says Hey, let me show you a joint lock!
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| | my reach with punches and elbow strikes,
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| is a maniac. Just say no. Trust me.)
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| | and its been much more difficult to take
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| In a few ways, Wing Chun is like the
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| | me to the mat in Jiu Jitsu. The parts
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| early forms exercises you practice in
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| | Ive had to compensate for from the
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| Kung Fu, only carried to their logical
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| | footwork, Ive learned have been in
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| extreme, instead of being used as the
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| | mobility. Its possible to plant too hard
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| fundamentals for a hard style.
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| | which makes it tempting to break your
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| What attracted me to Wing Chun, aside
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| | stance to give pursuit. Particularly
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| from the sprained wrist on my dominant
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| | when youre flowing from a down block and
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| punching hand, was the flowing foot
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| | trying to transition into a kick - it's
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| movements that its practitioners had.
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| | at that point, the Wing Chun footwork has
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| Well, I'll be honest. It was the flowing
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| | to skip a beat while you switch back to a
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| footwork that I saw in Jet Lis films,
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| | harder Kung Fu kick.
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| while waiting for my cast to come off.
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| | Either way, Im glad I took the time to
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| Even so, just from watching the films, I
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| | learn this. Its given me a good base to
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| could see definite uses for Wing Chun
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| | work with, and a few more surprises to
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| footwork in my repertoire of techniques
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| | throw into sparring matches.
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| once my wrist healed. Wing Chun footwork
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| | Particularly fun is when someone makes
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| has a focus on balance more so than with
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| | fun of the dance steps and then comes up
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| a strong kicking style, which can leave
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| | to me and says "Yoshi, how did you do
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| you dangerously vulnerable trying for a
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| | that?.
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| circle kick.
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| | Yoshi Kundagawa is a freelance
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| In particular, the footwork demands that
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| | journalist. He covers themixed martial
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| you be in a low stance, but not so low
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| | arts industry. For a free report on Wing
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| that your mobility gets hampered.
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| | Chun Dummy - Stand Onlyvisit his blog.
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